John Hickey, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports the Seattle Mariners signed free-agent C Jason Phillips (Blue Jays) to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training Monday, Feb. 16. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Jordan Bastian, of BlueJays.MLB.com, reports Toronto Blue Jays C Jason Phillips may be recalled in the next week to provide depth at catcher and first base. Manager John Gibbons would not tip his hand about the roster, "He could be," said Gibbons, referring to Phillips. "But there's some other options down there."